At the time, he had been living with his sister after dropping out of college; his real-world struggles were an influence on some of the lyrics. The song initially gained popularity on the social video sharing app TikTok and eventually entered the Billboard charts in March 2019..
What is the Old Town Road controversy?
Billboard's official statement, repeated across the media, was that the song “incorporates references to country and cowboy imagery [but] does not embrace enough elements of today's country music to chart in its current version.” Billboard added that its “decision to take the song off of the country chart had .
What made Old Town Road so popular?
The song gained traction in late December 2018 after becoming the "Yeehaw Challenge" meme on TikTok, where users created short videos set to the song. The challenge is credited with launching the song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 83, the chart on which the song has since peaked at number one..
People posted funny videos of themselves transforming from their normal attire to a full-blown cowboy costume. Old Town Road kickstarted virality on TikTok, an app predominantly used by teenagers to create short 15 second video renditions and memes of popular songs and movie clips.
The song first went viral on social media, largely on the TikTok app, then made history by simultaneously charting on the pop, rap and country charts on Billboard. Then it was controversially removed from the country charts for not being country enough.
The song he was referring to is Nine Inch Nails' "34 Ghosts IV." After "Old Town Road" gained popularity, the legendary rock act cleared the sample and band members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross also share writing credits.
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1988 single by Steve Earle
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